Procurement Consultant

Procurement Consultant

JOB DETAILS

As Procurement Consultant working for our well established Financial Services client you will design, embed and manage the strategic procurement offering across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

* Design, manage and embed a supplier management framework (including outsourcing) for all existing and new suppliers. * Lead the negotiation and execution of new and existing contracts working closely with the legal team and functional heads to ensure optimum commercial value and appropriate risk management. * Oversee implementation of executed contracts and service agreements ensuring their compliance with agreed service, performance, quality and delivery levels. * Act as a focal point for supplier management communications, training and retention of supplier management collateral. * Identify and implement cost improvement plans for key supplier agreements and new contracts. * Undertake assurance exercises on key suppliers to ensure contractual obligations are being met and provide reports to senior management. * Proactively manage commercial and contractual risk with third party suppliers. * Develop, maintain and monitor the contract management database. * Ensure relevant policies and procedures are fit for purpose and up to date.

Suitable candidates will have a good procurement grounding gained from the financial services sector. You will be able to demonstrate proven effectiveness working with contracts and procurement including tenders

This role is a great opportunity for a self starter with the appetite to shape and form a 'fit for purpose procurement proposition.